Demographics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines explained

Place:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Size Of Population:100,969 (2022 est.)
Major Ethnic:African descent (71.2%)
Age 0–14 Years:20.15%
Age 65 Years:10.72%
Birth:12.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Growth:-0.17% (2022 est.)
Death:7.49 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net Migration:-6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)

This is a demography of the population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2012 census, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had a total population of 109,991, an increase of 969 since the 2001 census.[1] While the country's population continues to increase, annual growth has slowed since the 1991 census.

The estimated population for is (per).

Vital statistics

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Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rate Infant mortality rate
1950672 6621 0221 64039.715.324.5
1951682 9309901 94043.014.528.5
1952692 9061 1171 78942.016.125.8
1953713 0691 1271 94243.516.027.5
1954723 1171 1251 99243.315.627.7
1955743 6071 1022 50549.115.034.1
1956753 6019372 66448.012.535.5
1957774 2619853 27655.612.942.7
1958783 9301 2232 70750.315.634.6
1959804 0511 1412 91050.914.336.6
1960813 9851 2102 77549.214.934.3
1961823 9681 0242 94448.312.535.8
1962833 7279572 77044.811.533.3
1963843 6371 0062 63143.212.031.3
1964853 6788212 85743.29.733.6
1965863 7708312 93943.99.734.2
1966873 8098292 98043.99.534.3
1967883 5747752 79940.78.831.9
1968893 3248252 49937.59.328.2
1969903 0938832 21034.69.924.7
1970903 3277372 59036.88.128.6
1971913 7147342 98040.68.032.6
1972923 7058902 81540.19.630.4
1973943 2439902 25334.710.624.1
1974953 3737162 65735.77.628.1
1975963 3987242 67435.57.628.0
1976973 7867243 06239.27.531.7
1977983 1527322 42032.37.524.8
1978993 2757452 53033.27.625.7
19791003 4096932 71634.27.027.3
19801013 0757242 35130.67.223.4
19811013 2277722 45531.87.624.2
19821023 3527172 63532.87.025.8
19831033 2957792 51632.07.624.4
19841042 8317032 12827.36.820.5
19861052 7086552 05325.76.219.5
19881072 5377121 82523.86.717.1
19901082 5526861 86623.76.417.4
19911082 5916541 93724.06.118.0
19921082 6867141 97224.96.618.3
19931082 6876802 00724.96.318.6
19941082 5497321 81723.66.816.8
19951082 6147301 88424.26.817.4
19961082 3387921 54621.67.314.3
19971082 3117361 57521.46.814.6
19981082 1128301 28219.67.711.9
19991082 1718331 33820.17.712.4
20001082 1497001 44919.96.513.4
20011082 1097651 34419.57.112.4
20021081 9857661 21918.47.111.3
2003109.1981 9237901 13317.67.210.42.1
2004109.2861 80481299216.57.49.12.0
2005109.3741 77981396616.37.48.91.916.3
2006109.4621 7967771 019 16.47.29.2 2.127.8
2007109.5511 8227791 04316.67.19.52.018.7
2008109.6391 9018481 05317.37.79.62.119.4
2009109.7271 9057771 12817.47.110.32.23518.3
2010109.8141 784 827957 16.27.5 8.7 2.25321.3
2011109.9031 72588284315.78.07.71.89222.0
2012109.9911 840858982 16.77.88.92.21313.6
2013110.0791 73892681215.88.47.42.09018.4
2014110.1661 8411 00683516.79.17.62.21115.8
2015110.2551 81388592816.48.38.12.18814.3
2016110.3431 72993079915.88.07.82.10214.5
2017110.4311 53991162813.98.25.71.85811.0
2018110.5201 524965559 13.88.75.11.84814.4
2019110.6081 4261 023403 12.99.23.71.73910.5
2020110.6961 3201 04627411.99.42.51.59815.9
2021110.7841 3701 18418612.410.71.71.75616.8
2022110.872

Structure of the population

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total50 00949 07799 086100
0-44 7824 5209 3029.39
5-95 3525 33210 68410.78
10-145 2695 12210 39110.49
15-195 2935 23810 53110.63
20-244 6394 4209 0609.14
25-294 0573 8847 9418.01
30-343 7473 4087 1557.22
35-393 9113 6147 5257.59
40-443 2143 0296 2436.30
45-492 2522 1584 4104.45
50-541 8071 6743 4813.51
55-591 2991 2962 5952.62
60-641 2221 3282 5502.57
65-691 1431 2362 3792.40
70-74831989 1 8191.84
75-795918211 4121.43
80-843595208790.89
85+2414887290.74
Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-1415 40314 97430 37730.66
15-6431 44130 04961 49062.06
65+3 1654 0547 2197.29
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total56 82653 958 110 784100
0–44 4134 3578 7707.92
5–94 4074 2378 6447.80
10–145 1584 7469 9048.94
15–195 1694 88810 0579.08
20–244 4544 2788 7327.88
25–294 3254 1138 4387.62
30–343 9764 0007 9767.20
35–393 9273 7367 6636.92
40–443 8593 4037 2626.56
45–493 9503 6277 5766.84
50–543 5153 1316 6456.00
55–592 7032 4035 106 4.61
60–642 0151 8623 8773.50
65-691 4901 3922 8832.60
70-741 3111 2622 5732.32
75-799851 0212 0061.81
80-846787851 4631.32
85+4917161 2071.09
Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–1413 97813 34027 31824.66
15–6437 89335 44273 33566.20
65+4 9555 17610 1319.14

Ethnic groups

Saint Vincents's population is predominantly African (77,764 in 2012; 71.2% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (25,111; 27.6%). 1.1% of the population is East Indian (1,199 residents in 2001) and 1.5% white (753 Portuguese and 889 other white).[4]

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines also has a small indigenous (Amerindian/Carib) population. During the past decades the indigenous population changed from 3,347 at the 1991 census (3.1% of the population) to 3,898 at the 2001 census (3.6% of the population) to 3,280 at the 2012 census (3.0% of the population).[5]

Black Caribs are originally from the island of Saint Vincent, formed in the 18th century by the mixture between Kalinago and enslaved Africans who escaped. A part of their community (now known as Garifuna) was expelled from St. Vincent in 1797 and exported to the island of Roatán, Honduras, from where they migrated to the Caribbean coast of the mainland of Central America and spread as far as Belize and Nicaragua.[6] While the Garifuna have retained their Kalinago language,[7] the Black Caribs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines speak Creole English.[8]

The remaining 0.8% of the population includes Chinese and people from the Middle East.

Language

While the official language is English most Vincentians speak Vincentian Creole, an English-based creole, as their mother tongue.[9] English is used in education, government, religion, and other formal domains, while Creole (or "dialect" as it is referred to locally) is used in informal situations such as in the home and among friends.[10]

Religion

Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%.

According to the 2001 census, 81.5% of the population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is considered Christian, 6.7% has another religion and 8.8% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.5%).[11]

According to the 2012 census, 82.3% of the population identifies as Christian (mainly Pentecostal, Anglican or Seventh-day Adventists); 7.5% have no religion, and there are groups of Rastafarians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Baha’is.[12]

Between 1991 and 2001 the number of Anglicans, Brethren, Methodists and Roman Catholics decreased, while the number of Pentecostals, Evangelicals and Seventh-day Adventists increased.

Notes and References

  1. News: 12 May 2023 . A few highlights from the last census . iWitness News, St. Vincent and the Grenadines . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523143142/https://www.iwnsvg.com/2023/05/12/a-few-highlights-from-the-last-census/ . 23 May 2023.
  2. Web site: United Nations : Demographic Yearbooks. Unstats.un.org. 30 August 2017.
  3. Web site: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE: ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. Caricomstats.org. 30 August 2017. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831041914/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Demography/VC.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Population and Housing Census Report 2012 . 2012 . Statistical Office, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422191346/https://stats.gov.vc/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2012-Housing-and-Population-Census-Report-final-draft-4.pdf . 22 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Total Household Population by Ethnic Group and Sex, 1991 to 2012 . Statistical Office, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . 1 March 2021 . 3 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503042509/http://stats.gov.vc/stats/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Total-Household-Population-by-Ethnic-Group-and-Sex-1991-to-2012.xlsx . dead .
  6. http://www.garifunaresearch.com/page21.html Garifuna reach: Historia de los garífunas
  7. Web site: Garifuna. Ethnologue.com. 30 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Ethnologue.com. 30 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Vincentian Creole English. Ethnologue.com. 30 August 2017.
  10. Web site: The Classification of the English-Lexifier Creole Languages Spoken in Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent, and Tobago Using a Comparison of the Markers of Some Key Grammatical Features. Sil.org. 30 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Population and Housing Census 2001. Stats.gov.vc. 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180911195540/http://www.stats.gov.vc/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=jSipdTnsXwM%3D&tabid=60. 11 September 2018. dead.
  12. https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines US State Department, 2022 report on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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